MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOULDER COUNTY
AGENDA

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 10:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 11:45 A.m. - 12:45 P.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

This agenda is subject to change. Please call ahead to confirm an item of interest (303-441-3500).
In-person meetings are held in the Third Floor Hearing Room, County Courthouse, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder.
Public comments are taken at meetings designated as Public Hearings. Meetings and hearings on this agenda are open to the public.

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

2.

HOUSING AUTHORITY CONSENT ITEMS (Commissioners sit as the Boulder County Housing Authority Board)

2.a

Boulder County Housing Authority: Snow Removal Contract with CoCal Landscape Services Inc. ($366,712)

Snow removal at Boulder County Housing Authority properties in Louisville and Lafayette.

2.b

BCHA EXECUTIVE SESSION 

Authorization for the Boulder County Housing Authority Board to go into an Executive Session for at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 26th with Susana Lopez-Baker, Interim Housing Authority Executive Director, pursuant to:

CRS 24-6-402(4)(b) Legal Advice

or

CRS 24-6-402(4)(a) Real, Personal, or Other Property Interest

3.

COMMISSIONERS' CONSENT ITEMS (Sitting as the Board of County Commissioners)

3.a

Commissioners' Office: Amended and Restated IGA between Boulder County and Boulder County Public Health funded under the American Rescue Plan Act (NTE $5,894,852.84)

The federal government, through U.S. Treasury, has awarded Coronavirus State and Local 
Fiscal Recovery Funds (“SLFRF”) under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to local governments, including Boulder County. The County desires to sub-award some of these funds to Boulder County Public Health for the services and projects listed. 

3.b

Community Planning & Permitting Department: Appointment of Marijuana & Secure Transportation Licensing Co-Authority

Recommendation to remove John Holste and appoint Brendan McGuinness as the Marijuana Licensing Co-Authority. Recommendation to appoint Brendan McGuinness as the Secure Transportation Licensing Co-Authority.

3.c

Community Services Department: Grant Application with DOLA -CAP (Federal Funding $344,421)

Community Services provides programming for low-income and the Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) community that is interested in building an asset, leadership, and or civic engagement via a Community Service Block Grant (CSBG). 

3.d

Community Services Department: Grant Application with Colorado Competency Fines Committee (NTE $352,402)

Funding from the Fines Committee was sought in 2022 to expand capacity for the 20th judicial district to serve an additional 60-90 participants found ITP through the judicial process. The addition of two BRIDGES court liaisons, added to the one Liaison funded by the State BRIDGES program, has allowed us to increase capacity to meet the needs of the entire ITP population in the 20th judicial District, estimated at 145 at any given time. Additionally, funding supports treatment services, nueropsych exams, and other client supplies. In this funding cycle we are requesting funding for a vehicle for the three liaisons to transport clients to services and break transportation and access barriers for the clients we serve.

3.e

Community Services Department: Grant Subcontractor Agreement with Saint Vrain Valley School District (NTE $422,978)

Workforce Boulder County is partnering with Saint Vrain Valley School District (SVVSD) by supporting graduates to provide career coaching and job search through Opportunity Now. 

3.f

Community Services Department: Worthy Cause IV 2023 Boulder County Housing Authority ($1M)

The Agency will use the funds to support the construction of the 400 permanently affordable housing units at Willoughby Corner in Lafayette. The Agency will use remaining funds, if any, to construct or rehabilitate affordable housing developments in Boulder County.

3.g

Coroner's Office: Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of justice Assistance Grant Award (Federal Funding $101,460)

The Boulder County Coroner’s Office (BCCO) is the recipient of a Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant award titled Strengthening the Medical Examiner-Coroner. This grant will fund the Coroner's Office's efforts to become a National Association of Medical Examiners accredited organization. The funding period is 10/1/2023-9/30/2026. Accreditation is part of their ongoing commitment to providing the very best in public service.

3.h

County Attorney's Office: Resolution 2023-051: City of Boulder Chapman Road Trailhead Improvements (LU-23-0010)

Resolution 2023-051, conditionally approving Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting Docket LU-23-0010: City of Boulder Chapman Road Trailhead Improvements.

3.i

County Attorney's Office: Resolution 2023-072: Seredinski Residence (LU-23-0020/SPR-22-0134)

Resolution 2023-072, conditionally approving Boulder County Community Planning & Permitting Docket LU-23-0020/SPR-22-0134: Seredinski Residence.

3.j

Parks & Open Space Department: Contract with Meridiam Partners, LLC for the Coalton Trail Redesign Project (NTE $703,590.30)

The Coalton Open Space Trail Redesign and Construction Project is supported by a Memorandum of Understanding between Boulder County, the City of Boulder, and The Trust for Public Land in the amount not to exceed $703,590.30. OFS# 303028BID# 7489-23 

3.k

Commissioners' Office: Resolution 2023-080 

A Resolution in Support of County Issue 1A: Open Space Sales and Use Tax Extension and Revenue Change

3.l

Commissioners' Office: Resolution 2023-081

A Resolution in Support of County Issue 1B: Affordable Housing Sales and Use Tax

3.m

Commissioners' Office:  Resolution 2023-082

A Resolution in Support of Nederland EcoPass Public Improvement District Issue 6

4.

COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION ITEMS

4.a

Public Works Department: Award Recommendation for BID #7496-23 - Minor Structure Replacement of Riverside Drive Over Cave Creek ($1,225,711.25)

The evaluation committee recommends awarding BID #7496-23, Minor Structure Replacement of Riverside Drive Over Cave Creek, to Timber Wolf Excavating, LLC, dba TWX, with a contract amount of $1,225,711.25.

4.b

Commissioners' Office:  Metro Football District Advisory Committee Funding Recommendations

The Metro Football District Advisory Committee funding recommendations for youth activity programs in the amount of $309,220 which is the amount Boulder County received as part of the sale of the Denver Broncos.

5.

AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION

Authorization for the Board of County Commissioners to go into Executive Session for Legal Advice at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 20th with Ben Pearlman, County Attorney, pursuant to CRS 24-6-402(4)(b) Legal Advice.

6.

SCHEDULING AND COMMUNICATIONS

6.a

[CANCELED] The Public Hearing for Docket LU-23-0013/SPR-23-0040: Richey-Calvin Residence scheduled for Tuesday, September 19 at 1 p.m. 

6.b

[CANCELED] The Public Hearing for Docket EP-23-0002/SPRW-22-0064: Freeman Lot Combination and Solar Array scheduled for Tuesday, September 19 at 2:30 p.m.

6.c

[TABLED INDEFINITELY] The Public Hearing for Docket SE-23-0003: Thacker-Protheroe Boundary Line Adjustment scheduled for September 21 at 11 a.m.

7.

CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TOPICS

Confirming Executive Session topics since the last Commissioners' Business Meeting. 

The Commissioners held an Executive Session for Legal Advice at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 13th to receive Legal Advice related to the following topics:

1.) Open records requests for Human Resources documents

2.) Collective bargaining in the Sheriff’s Office

8.

11:45 a.m. PUBLIC HEARING

(Staff Contact: Erica Rogers & Hannah Hippely) (Hybrid: In-Person and Zoom Webinar)

Community Planning & Permitting Department Docket Z-23-0002: Lyons Area Zoning Map Amendment Temporary Moratorium; The Boulder County Commissioners have adopted a six-month moratorium on processing applications for development in higher intensity (Commercial, Business, Transitional, and General Industrial) zone districts within a three-mile radius of the Town of Lyons in unincorporated Boulder County. The moratorium will allow the county to determine if the existing county zoning map and regulations meet the needs of Boulder County and the Lyons community.
ACTION REQUESTED: Decision

Opportunity for live and in-person virtual public comment will be available, and written comments can be emailed to . Information regarding how to participate will be available on the docket webpage https://boco.org/Z-23-0002.

• Virtual Attendee Link: https://boco.org/BOCC-Z-23-0002
• REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• Call-in information: 1-833-568-8864, Webinar ID: 161 134 2841
• In-Person Comment Registration: https://boco.org/InPerson-Z-23-0002

9.

2:30 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING: (Staff Contact: Kate Haywood and Seth McKinney) (Hybrid: In-Person and Zoom Webinar)

County Attorney's Office: Second Reading of Ordinance 2023-1 Amending and Reenacting Rules and Regulations re Open Fire Bans and Open Burning Requirements

An ordinance authorizing open fire bans during conditions of high fire danger, banning rubbish burning, and enacting open burning permit requirements and notice requirements for agricultural burning.

ACTION REQUESTED: Decision

Opportunity for live and in-person virtual public comment will be available.
View a draft copy of this ordinance at https://boco.org/Ordinances.

• Virtual Attendee Link: https://boco.org/BOCC-Ord2023-1
• REGISTRATION REQUIRED
• Call-in information: 1-833-568-8864, Webinar ID: 161 632 6628
• In-Person Comment Registration: https://boco.org/InPerson-Ord2023-1